Strawberry Dam
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Strawberry Dam (National ID # CA00388), also known as Main Strawberry Dam,{{Cite web|url=http://www.water.ca.gov/damsafety/docs/Juris(H-M)2010.pdf|title=Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California (H-M)|publisher=California Department of Water Resources, Division of Safety of Dams|accessdate=November 4, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005023236/http://www.water.ca.gov/damsafety/docs/Juris%28H-M%292010.pdf|archivedate=October 5, 2012}} is a dam in Tuolumne County, California.
Background
The rockfill masonry dam was originally constructed in 1916 by the Sierra and San Francisco Power Company, with a height of {{Convert|143|ft}}, and a length of {{Convert|720|ft}} at its crest.{{Cite web|url=http://ce-npdp-serv2.stanford.edu/DamDirectory/DamDetail.jsp?npdp_id=CA00388 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306150923/http://ce-npdp-serv2.stanford.edu/DamDirectory/DamDetail.jsp?npdp_id=CA00388 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-03-06 |title=Strawberry_Dam|website= }} It impounds the South Fork Stanislaus River exclusively for hydroelectric power generation, now owned and operated by Pacific Gas and Electric Company as one of the company's more than 170 dams.
Pinecrest Lake
The reservoir it creates, Pinecrest Lake, has a normal water surface of {{Convert|300|acres}} and has a normal capacity of {{Convert|18312|acre.ft}}.{{Cite web | url= http://findlakes.com | title = Equipo de Estudios Comunitarios y Acción Psicosocial | website = Equipo de Estudios Comunitarios y Acción Psicosocial}} Recreation includes boating, fishing, camping, and winter sports.{{Cite web|url=http://www.calconnect.com/newphotos/pinecrest/pinecrest.htm|title=Pinecrest California|website=www.calconnect.com}}
Pinecrest Lake hosts the Pinecrest Recreation Area, part of the Stanislaus National Forest.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/stanislaus/recarea/?recid=15095 | title= Pinecrest Lake | website = Stanislaus National Forest |publisher = USDA | accessdate = 2016-02-21}}
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